List of Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups Version 5.1

Tuesday, 13 May 2008 01:36
Dr. Hazem El-Oraby

AR-DRG version 5.1 was released in October 2004. It is a minor update to the classification and incorporates ICD-10-AM Fourth Edition codes. The ADRG and DRG structure is unchanged from version 5.0.The latest available morbidity and patient-level cost data were used to test recommendations for the development of AR-DRG Version 5.1. All recommendations were initially tested using morbidity and patient level cost data collected for the 2000/01 financial year. Morbidity data for financial years 2001/02 and 2002/03 morbidity data later became available, and some recommendations were tested using these data. Data for the financial years 2000/01 and 2001/02, which were coded using ICD-10-AM Second Edition codes, were mapped to ICD-10-AM Third Edition codes and grouped to AR-DRG Version 5.0 to test recommendations for the development of Version 5.1. Data for financial year 2002/03 were coded using the ICD-10-AM Third Edition codes and grouped to AR-DRG Version 5.0 without mapping. When AR-DRG Version 5.1 was finalised, it was tested using data which was forward mapped to ICD-10-AM Fourth Edition codes.